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The Stories Behind the Masterpieces
Young scholars examine Rembrandt's self-portraits and discuss important events in his life. They also examine "Aristotle with the Bust of Homer" and try to identify with the person in the paining, predicting what his life might have been...
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EX-SLAVE NARRATIVES
Students read narratives of ex-slaves and then in groups write and act in their plays.
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Scrapbook
Students, using photos as their inspiration, develop six personal narratives, then edit and revise them.
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First Things First
Fourth graders complete a narrative writing (focusing on voice) and an illustration about their earliest memory. After listening to a book that sets the stage, 4th graders work in small groups to brainstorm moments they can remember and...
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Help Me Find My Keys
Fourth graders write a five-paragraph essay on the topic: What mistakes have you made and then learned a life lesson from that experience?
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Who Is That Masked Man?
Fifth graders write a narrative essay describing what happened in the classroom after a nystery person has visited.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 5, Lesson 25: Geo Jungle
Students search the school grounds for examples of symmetry in nature. They bring examples back to the classroom and write about them.
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Using Artwork to Develop Personal Narratives
Students use a work or art as a springboard to a personal narrative or descriptive writing. They represent an idea in an artistic product which connects to composition.
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A Picture's Worth 500-700 Words
Middle schoolers write a narrative or short story of 500-700 words based on an assigned work of art.
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Writing a Fictional Narrative
Fourth graders write a fictional narrative using the computer. They can use files to help them focus on including a beginning, middle and end, characters, setting and plot or planning a story by answering questions.
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Perspective on the Slave Narrative
Learners work with the slave narrative as a resource for historical study and evaluate it as a work of literature; students then examine the narrative in the context of political controversy as an argument for abolition.